Cat Cafes in China

Hefei, Anhui

Wutuobang ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​⁠Cat Cafe is on the third floor of the Xinda Huayang Nianhua residential tower on Changjiang Middle Road, next to exit C of Sipailou station on Metro Line 2 and a short walk from the Huaihe Road pedestrian street in Luyang, Hefei. The cafe spreads over two levels: the cats live on the lower floor, while the upper floor has board games, video game consoles, seating for food and drinks, and costumes for photos. Staff introduce each cat by name and temperament. Visitors put on shoe covers at the door and pay for a package that includes a drink. Cats are also sold here.

Hefei, Anhui

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌⁠second branch of Wutuobang Cat Cafe is on the 18th floor of the Xinpeng Building on Changjiang West Road in Shushan, Hefei, opposite the Zhixin City mall and close to exit 6 of Sanli'an station on Metro Line 2. Like the Huaihe Road shop, it combines a cat room with games, and visitors buy a package that includes a drink. Cats are also sold here.

Hefei, Anhui

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌⁠de Wangguo (Cat Kingdom) is a large cat cafe in the Box dining block on the seventh floor of the Zhixin City mall on Changjiang West Road in Shushan, Hefei, near Sanli'an station on Metro Line 2. Around 40 cats roam freely over two levels, including Ragdolls, British Shorthairs, Exotic Shorthairs, Maine Coons, Abyssinians, Bengals, Devon Rexes and Sphynxes. Visitors put on shoe covers and disinfect their hands before entering, and the standard package allows one hour with the cats and includes a cat treat, with extra time charged by the minute. Cats are also sold here.

Hefei, Anhui

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌⁠Er Le is a pet shop with a cat room on the basement outer street of Vanke Plaza on Silihe Road in Luyang, Hefei, at the foot of the stairs down from the plaza. The front of the shop sells pet snacks and has a small area with dogs, mostly Yorkshire Terriers and Poodles, while the cat room behind it holds a larger group of friendly cats that visitors can pet. The shop also offers grooming, and cats and dogs are sold here.

Hefei, Anhui

E ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​⁠Quan Lian Meng is a combined dog and cat cafe on the 12th floor of the Wangcheng Building on Changjiang West Road in Shushan, Hefei, near exit A of Sanli'an station on Metro Line 2 and the Zhixin City mall. The dogs are on the lower level and the cats upstairs, and visitors can spend time with both. The space has photo corners and board games.

Hefei, Anhui

Gou ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌⁠Na Mao Zi is a small dog and cat cafe in an office unit on the 15th floor of Building 7 at Swan Lake Wanda Plaza on South Second Ring Road in Shushan, Hefei, next to the Everbright Bank branch. Visitors can spend time with both cats and dogs over coffee.

Changshu, Jiangsu

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌⁠Xing Ren is a small cat cafe in Changshu's old town, on the corner of Dongmen Street and Dongsheng Street beside the Yinxian Street bus stop, an area that becomes a pedestrian street on weekend evenings. The shop is narrow but spread over three floors, with coffee and drinks, cats to play with and board games. Visits are priced as a package that includes a drink.

Nanjing, Jiangsu

Chun ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌⁠Zhen Coffee is a coffee shop and cat room on the ninth floor of Building 1 at the Xinghuo E-Fang office park on Xinghuo Road in the Jiangbei New Area of Nanjing. A small group of cats, mostly Exotic Shorthairs, lives in the bright room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Visitors pay an entry package that includes coffee and cake, and the kitchen also serves bagels, desserts and set meals.

Nanjing, Jiangsu

Da ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌⁠Shu de Hua Mao (Uncle's Calico) is a ground-floor cat cafe on Tongwei Road beside Gate 3 of Nanjing Agricultural University in Xuanwu, Nanjing. The sunny room has wooden floors and friendly cats, including a ginger cat that greets visitors, and the owner explains each cat's temperament. Freshly made coffee and desserts are included with entry, cat wands and grooming brushes are free to use, and there are sinks and disinfectant for washing hands before and after petting the cats.

Nanjing, Jiangsu

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​⁠One More Time cat cafe is at the cinema entrance on the fifth floor of the Huacai Tiandi mall in the Hexi area of Jianye, Nanjing. One More Time is a chain of cat cafes, several of them inside cinemas. Many cats, including Ragdolls, share the room with sofa seating, and staff explain each cat's personality and help with photos. Visits are sold as packages that include a drink.

Nanjing, Jiangsu

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​⁠One More Time cat cafe is inside the CGV cinema on the third and fourth floors of the Jingfeng Center on Shuanglong Avenue in the Baijiahu area of Jiangning, Nanjing. The room is spacious and suits groups. Staff disinfect visitors at the door and hand out aprons to keep fur off clothes, and visits have no time limit.

Nanjing, Jiangsu

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​⁠Mi Ri Ji (Cat Diary) is a courtyard cat cafe in a quiet lane off Mingyang Street in Qinhuai, Nanjing, opposite the Shuangtang subdistrict community centre. More than 40 cats move freely between an indoor room of over 100 square metres and two private courtyards with plants and a small pond. The owner introduces each cat by name, and lint rollers and disinfectant are provided. The menu includes coffee such as an osmanthus latte, and desserts like tiramisu. Closed on Tuesdays.